palsa

[ pahl-suh ]

noun,plural pal·sen

[pahl-suhn]. /ˈpɑl sən/. Geology.

a mound of earth pushed up by or formed near the edge of a glacier, found in alpine and Arctic areas.

Origin of palsa

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First recorded in 1940–45; from German or directly from Swedish pals(e), from Finnish palsa “peat knob in a bog, hillock in the tundra,” from Sami

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How to use palsa in a sentence

On the very spot where Amr had reclined, he perceived a lotos-leaf and a palsa flower laid together.
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A tree (palsa, the scarlet butea) bent down its branches and overshadowed her, and Buddha came forth.
The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity | Arthur Lillie

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